The All-Star Award in basketball signifies high individual performance and

recognizing a player’s best effort in a single exhibition game

As of 2025, the most recent recipient is gold state warriors guard Stephen Curry. Bryant and Bob Pettit are the only two players to win the All-Star Game MVP four times. Oscar Robert,Michael Jordan ,Shaquille O’Neal,and LeBron James  have each won the award three times, while Bob Cousy ,Julius Erving, Isiah Thomas,Magic Johnson,Karl Malone,Allen Iverson,Russell Westbrook,Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry have all won the award twice.

Michael Jordan  won the award three times in his career.

Charles Barkley  won the award in the 1991

Shaquille O’Neal has won the award three times in his career. He is also the oldest MVP ever, at 36 years and 346 days old

Kobe Bryant won the award a record four times in his career, a feat he shares with Bob Pettit . The award was renamed after him following his death in 2020.

LeBron James was the youngest player to ever win the award at 21 years and 51 days old and is the all-time leader in points scored in NBA All-Star Game history.

Stephen Curry has won the award two times in his career and is the all-time leader in three-point field goals made in NBA All-Star Game history.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first and only non-American and Greek player to win the award .Giannis  is a Greek basketball player, although his parents are from Nigeria. He was born in Athens, Greece, and was granted Greek citizenship in 2013, representing Greece internationally throughout his career.

Pettit (1956), Bob Cousy (1957), Wilt Chamberlain (1960), Bill Russell (1963), Oscar Robertson (1964), Willis Reed (1970), Dave Cowens (1973), Michael Jordan (1988, 1996, 1998), Magic Johnson (1990), Shaquille O’Neal (2000), and Allen Iverson (2001) all won the All-Star Game MVP and the NBA Most Valuable Player Award